TCF 201 - Short Film Reviews Fall 2012: Short of the Week Due 9/5/12

I thought that this was a really great film. At the beginning I was a little against the excessive handycam style but in the end it really helped move this story along and put you more into the charters lives. The kids did an amazing job acting and conveying just how it would be if someone were living in that situation. Right from the beginning we jump into the lives of these characters and at first I didn't think that the mother was really their mother because of how irresponsible she was and I couldn't imagine any mother treating her kids that way. I like how in the bio it talks about how the director set it up that in the beginning when we first meet him we automatically dislike him because we think he's just trying to hook up with her but in the end we see the other side of him when he buys them all food and doesn't just leave them behind. I like the film because it shows that some people actually live this way and it tells the story in a way that doesn't feel like you are sitting through a long film.